Arts of the Possible: Essays and Conversations (2001) features essays by Rich written from the 1970s through the 1990s and shows how her thinking about poetry and politics has changed over time.

Achieving Our Country: Leftist Thought in Twentieth-Century America (1999) by the philosopher Richard Rorty discusses the shameful incidents of the United States' political past and urges that what is needed is a reform movement that can work positively to turn the country into a better nation.

Rich's collection Fox: Poems 1998-2000 (2001) contains more work that focuses on politics and shows her frustration with the injustice in society.

What Is Found There: Notebooks on Poetry and Politics (1994) contains journals, letters, dreams, memories, and poems by Rich that reflect on how poetry and politics enter and influence American life.